Fishing-reel.



No. 742,586. PATENTED 001". 27, 1903.

H. B. CARLTON 6: G. E. HUTGHINGS. FISHING REEL.

APPLICATION FILED MAB. 7, 1903. N0 MODEL. I

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No. 742,586. PATENTED 00T 27. 1903 H. B. CARLTON & c. E. HUTGHINGS.

FISHING REEL. r APPLIG-ATION FILED [A11- 7. 1903.

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No. 742,586. PATENTED OCT. 27, 1903.

1 H. B. CARLTON & c. E. HUTGHINGS.

FISHING REEL.

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' UNITED STATES iatented October 27;, 190a.

- HARVEY B. CARLTON AND CHARLES E. I-IUTOHINGS, OF ROCHESTER, NEW

YORK, ASSIGNORS TO CARLTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF ROCK- ESTER, NEWYORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

FISHING-REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters yatent No. 742,586, dated was 27,19021.

Application filed March 7, 1903.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HARVEY B. CARLTON and CHARLES E. HUTCHINGS,citizens of the United States, residing at Rochester,v in the county ofMonroe andjStateof New York,

have invented new and useful Improvements in Fishing-Reels, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Our invention has for its object to provide springs therein, to providea novel-arrangement of gearing cooperating with said barrel,

and to provide, in connection witha windingj i5 disk for the reel, novelmeans for disengaging the disk from operative connectionwith thespring-barrel, whereby to permit the reel to revolve freelyindependently ot-the action of the spring. i V '7 In addition to theabove other objects of the invention relate to details of constructionand to combination and arrangementof parts whereby we aim to produce areel at once simple and durable in construction, reliable in operation,and economical to manufacture. In order that our invention may beclearly understood, we have illustrated the same in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is atop plan view of the reel. o 2 is abottom plan view of the same. Fig. 3

is a view in side elevation. Fig. 4 is an interior view of thewinding-disk. Fig. 5 is a side view of one end of the casing, showingthe ratchet thereon. Fig. 6 is a side view of the Winding-drum, showingthe fixed gear. Fig. 7 is an interior View otthe outer plate of thecasing, 'showing-the brake and' one of the gears mounted thereon. Fig.8-is a View in side elevation of the spring-barrel, the outer platebeing removed, showing one of the winding springs. Fig.' 9 'is a"sectional view'of the same, showing the other windingspring. Fig. 10 isa detail view showing one Fig.

of the gears, and Fig. 11 is a central vertical sectional view of thecomplete reel.

Y Referring now to the drawings, 1 indicates the winding-drum, which isrotatably mountedin a manner hereinafter to be described in a casingcomprising an outer plate 2 and saw No. 146,735. (No model.)

an inner plate 3, the latter being provided with a. series ofiutegralposts 4, extending at right angles thereto, and at their ends beingprovided with 'a series of inward-extending projections 5, provided withscrew-threaded apertures 6. The outer'plate 2 is provided with a seriesof apertures 7, which are adapted to coincide with the apertures 6, andthe two plates are secured together to form the casing by means ofscrews 8, passed through the aperture 7 and engaging in the apertures 6of the posts. The winding-drumcomprises a hollow cylindrical portion 9,secured to each end of which is a disk 10 v11,"respectively, whichprovide guards for retaining the line on the drum in the usual manner.The disk 10 is provided. on its outer side at' the center with a fixedgear-wheel 12,,an'd said disk and g'ear-wheel are provided with anaperture 13.

The disk 11 is also provided with a central aperture 14.

' 15 indicates a spring-barrel, which comprises a cylindrical portion16, having two end plates 17 secured thereto in a manner to form ahollow receptacle, each of said plates being provided with a centralaperture 18 19, respectively. In the spring-barrel15 are arranged twosprings 20 21, respectively the spring 20 having one of its ends bent,as indicated at 22, and engaging in a slot 23, provided in thecylindrical portion 16 of the barrel, and its other end secured to anarbor having an outer end portion 25, provided with two flat sides for apurpose to bepresently described. When in position,the arbor 24 projectsoutward through the aperture 18 'in one of the end plates 17.

26 indicates a friction or drag spring,which is simply held within thedrum by frictional contact with the wall of the cylindrical portion 16.One end of the drag-springis slightly bent inward, as indicated at 27.The second spring 21 of the barrel is provided at its outer end with acatch 28, which is adapted to engage over the end 27 of the drag-spring26. The inner end of the spring 21 of the barrel is secured to awinding-arbor 30, the inner end of which arbor is provided with a socket'29 which is adapted to receive the inner end of the arbor 24 when inposition in the drum, while the outer end projects a suitable distancethrough the aperture 19 in the end plate 17 and is squared, as indicatedat 31. An axially-bored screw-threaded aperture 32 is provided in theouter end of the arbor 30 for a purpose to be presently described.

It will thus be seen that the spring 20 positively engages the barrel 15at one end, while the spring 21 has only a frictional engagement withthe barrel through the intervention of the drag-spring 27. The twosprings are separated by means of a disk 33, having a central aperture,through which the arbor 24 may pass.

In assembling the parts as thus far described one of the disks of thedrum-say the disk 1l-is removed, and the spring-barrel is insertedwithin the cylindrical portion 9, so that the arbor 24 will projectthrough the aperture 13, a suitable washer 34 beinginterposed betweenthe disk 10 and the end plate 17. The disk 11 is then secured to thecylindrical portion of the drum, so that the arbor will project throughthe aperture 14. The two arbors 24 and 30 are thus loosely mounted orjournaled in the end plates 17 of the barrel and in the disks 1O 11ot'the winding-drum. The inner plate 3 of the casing is provided on itsouter side at the center with a fixed ratchet-wheel 35 and with acentral aperture 36, extending through the plate and said ratchet. Inorder to place the windingdrum within the casing, the outer plate 2being removed the posts 4 may be slightly bent outward and thewinding-drum placed within the space surrounded by said posts and thewinding-arbor 30 passed through the aperture 36, so that its outersquared end 31 will lie in a plane beyond the outer face of the ratchet35, the remaining portion of the arbor being circular, so as to journalin the aperture 36. A suitable washer 37 is interposed between the disk11 and the inner plate 3. The outer plate 2 is provided with a centralaperture 38, and at a suitable point about midway between said apertureand the periphery of the plate is mounted therein a stub-shaft 39, onthe inner end of which is fixed a large gear-wheel 40, adapted to liesubstantially flush against the inner face of the plate 2. Asmallgear-wheel 41 is secured to the stub-shaft 39 on the outside of theplate 2 and is adapted to lie substan-- tially flush against the outerface of said plate. The stub-shaft 39 has a portion 42 projecting beyondthe small gear 41, the use of which will be presently described.

Mounted on the inside of the plate 2 is a brake 43, which is composed ofa single bar of metal, having its inner end provided with two integralcurved arms 44, which are adapted to encircle the aperture 38 and alsothe fixed gear 12 on the disk 10 when the outer plate is in position.The outer end portion of the brake projects through an opening 45. Thecurved arms 44 are secured, by means of may be wrapped with string orotherwise provided with a suitable substance to form an engaging surfaceto bear against the side of the winding-drum, as is customary, thisfriction material being indicated by 46. The outer plate 2 as thusconstructed may now be placed over the posts 4 and secured in positionas stated by means of the screws 8. When thus positioned, the largegear-wheel will mesh with the fixed gear 12 on the windingdrum, thearbor 24 will project through the aperture 38 of said plate, and thebrake 43 or the friction material 46 thereon will bear against the sideof the disk 10 of the winding-drum. A washer 47 is interposed betweenthe gear 12 and the inner side of the outer plate 2.

48 indicates a large gear-Wheel which is provided with a non -circularaperture 49, adapted to receive the non-circular end portion 25 of thearbor 24 on which it is inserted, and when so inserted said gear-wheel48 will mesh with the small gear4l on the stubshaft 39.

50 indicates a cup-shaped cap-plate which is provided on its outer sidewith the usual bar or plate 51, having projecting ends 52, by means ofwhich the reel as a whole may be detachably secured to the rod.Extending through the cap-plate and the plate 50 is a central aperture53, and near the periphery of the cap-plate is provided a similaraperture 54. The cap-plate 50 is provided at opposite sides with aflanged extension 55, each of which is provided with two apertures 56.The outer plate 2 of the casing is provided near opposite sides with twoscrew-threaded studs 57, over which the apertures 56 in the flangedextension are adapted to pass. The cap-plate 50 is adapted to cover thegears 41 and 48, and when in position on the outer plate 2 the aperture53 will rotatably receive the arbor 24, while the aperture 54 willreceive the projecting portion 42 of the stub-shaft 39, thus centeringsaid stub-shaft and preventing binding of the gears. The cap-plate issecured in position by means of nuts screwed on the studs 57. The washer58 is interposed between the outer side of the plate 2 and thegear-wheel 48, and a similar washer 59 is interposed between said gearand the inner side of the capplate 50.

60 indicates the winding-disk, which, as shown, is provided with amilled periphery 61 to aid in turning it. Pivotally mounted on the innerside of the winding-disk is a pawl 62, which is normally pressed inwardby means of a spring 63 to a position in which it will engage the teethon the ratchet 35. The

pawl 62 is provided with a tongue 64, which in the normal position ofthe pawl extends across an aperture 65 in the winding-disk and isengaged on its inner side by means of a finger 66, carried by acup-shaped disk 67 and projecting through said aperture. The disk 67 isprovided with an integral projection 68, by means of which it ispivotally secured to the outer side of the winding-disk through themedium of a suitable rivet. On the outer face of the winding-disk areprovided two adjacent indentations 69 70, respectively, and the disk isprovided with a lug 71, which is adapted to be received into one or theother of these indentations. In moving the disk to one side or the othera slight distance, so that the finger 66 will engage the tongue 64 andmove the pawl 62 outward or will be moved away from said tongue topermit the pawl to spring inward and engage the teeth of the ratchet 35,the lug 71 will be lifted out of one indentation and passing over theintervening projection formed by the metal of the disk will spring intothe other indentation. The winding-disk is provided in its center with asquared aperture 72, which is adapted to receive the squared end 31 ofthe winding-arbor 30. The disk 67 is provided with an enlarged circularaperture 73, encircling the squared aperture 72, and through thisaperture a screw 74: may be passed, the which is adapted to be-securedinto the screwthreaded aperture 32 in the winding-arbor 30 and its headto engage the outer face of the winding-disk, whereby the latter is heldin position on the winding-arbor. ,The aperture 73 is larger than thehead of the screw 74, so that said head may pass through the same andlie in a plane below that of the top of the disk 67, so that said diskmay move over the screw 7& in releasing or moving the pawl 62. The disk67 is caused to lie above said screw by means of its cup shape. I

The operation of the device is as follows: To wind the springs, the disk60 is turned to rotate the'winding-arbor 30, and thereby wind the spring21. In this operation the drum being loosely mounted will be turned agreater or less extent with said spring, and as said drum engages theouter end of the spring 20 it will operate to wind said spring, itsarbor 24 being held from rotation by means of the engagement of thelarge gear 48 with the gear 41 and of the large gear 40 with the fixedgear 12 on the winding-drum, said winding-drum being prevented fromrotation by the pressure of the brake 43, and the winding proceeds untilthe springs have been partially or completely wound. Should the springsbe wound too tight, either the brake-spring 27 will slip around thebarrel or the pressure exerted will overcome the resistance of the braketo the turning of the drum, and the latter would then turn with thewinding-disk. The springs may be also wound, as will be understood, bythe unwinding of the line from the windingdrum, and should the springsbe wound too tightin this manner they will be prevented from breaking byeither one of the two operations above described. In winding the springsby the disk the pawl 62 will slide over shank of the teeth of theratchet 35, and the springs are prevented from unwinding by theengagement of said pawl with the teeth of said ratchet. Consequently ifit be desired to free the winding-drum from the action of the springs itis only necessary to throw the pawl out of engagement with the ratchet,as above explained, when the springs will unwind, the arbor 30 causingthewinding-disk 60 to re volve, and this continues until the springshave completely unwound. The windingdrum will now turn freely within thecasing on the arbors 24; and 30 as journals, when the brake is removedfrom contact with the drum. The power from the springs to revolvethereel is exerted from the spring 21 to the brakespring27, to thespring-barrel 15, from said spring-barrel to the spring 20, and thenceto the arbor 24:, from the arbor 24: to the large gear-wheel 48, thenceto the small gear 41 and the large gear 40, and thence to the gear 12,fixed on the disk 10 of the winding-drum. In winding the disk by payingout the line wound on the drum the springs will be wound by the sameelements operating in the reverse order to that above given.

By the employment of two springs arranged as described we not only gainthe increased power and greater range of action, but we provide for agradual increase in tension on the winding-drum due to the yieldingresistance of one spring exerted upon the other in the windingoperation. The disk 67 forms a convenient means for disengaging the drumfrom operative connection with the springs, so that the reel may be usedfor free casting. The brake mechanism describedis very simple inconstruction, comprising, as it does, a single member.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a reel, awinding-drnm, a barrel loosely mounted in said drum, apair of springs arranged in said barrel and coiled in oppositedirections, each of said springs having its outer end operativelyconnected to said drum, one of said connections being positive and theother frictional, an arbor connected to the other end of each spring andprojecting through the sides of said barrel, gearing connecting one ofsaid arbors with said drum, a casing inclosing said drum, and means exterior to the casing for turning the other arbor to wind said springs.

2. In a reel, a Winding-drum, acaseinclosing the same, aspring-controlled barrel loosely mounted in said drum .andhaving arborsconnected to the spring mechanism thereof and projecting throughopposite sides of said drum and through opposite sides of said casing,gearing connecting one of said arbors withsaid drum, a winding-diskmounted on the other arbor, a ratchet mounted on the casing, and a pawlcarried by said winding-disk and engaging said ratchet.

3. In areel, awinding-drum, a-caseinclosing IIO the same, aspring-controlled barrel loosely mounted in said drum and having arborsconnected to the spring mechanism thereof and projecting throughopposite sides ofsaid drum and through opposite sides of said casing,gearing connecting one of said arbors with said drum, a winding-diskmounted on the other arbor, a ratchet mounted on the casing, a pawlcarried by said winding-disk and adapted to engage said ratchet, andmeans mountedon the outerside ofsaid winding-disk for moving said pawlout of engagement with said ratchet.

4. In a reel, a winding-dru m, acaseinclosing the same, aspring-controlled barrel loosely mounted in said drum and having arborsconnected to the spring mechanism thereof and projectingthrough oppositesides ofsaid drum and through opposite sides of said casing, gearingconnecting one of said arbors with said drum, a winding-disk mounted onthe other arbor, a ratchet mounted on the casing, a pawl carried by saidwindingdisk and adapted to engage said ratchet, a pivoted member mountedon the outer side of said winding disk and having a finger projectingthrough an aperture therein and engaging said pawl whereby upon themovement of said member in one direction or the other said finger willmove the pawl out of engagement with said ratchet, or release the pawland permit it to engage said ratchet.

5. In a reel,a winding-drum,a case inclosing the same, aspring-controlled barrel loosely mounted in said drum and having arborsconnected to the spring mec anism thereof and projecting throughopposite sides of said drum and through opposite sides of said casing,gearing connecting one of said arbors with said drum, a winding-diskmounted on the other arbor, a ratchet mounted on the casing, a pawlcarried by said winding-disk and adapted to engage said ratchet, apivoted member mounted on the outer side of said Winding-disk and havingmeans for engaging said pawl for moving it out of engagement with saidratchetor for releasing the pawl to permit it to engage said ratchet apair of indentations in the outer face of the windingdisk, and a lug onsaid member adapted to spring into one or the other of said indentationsin the movement of the pivoted disk.

6. In areel, a winding-drum, a spring-con trolled barrel loosely mountedin said drum and having arbors connected to the spring mechanism thereofand projecting through its opposite sides and through opposite sides ofsaid drum, a gear fixed on the outer face of said drum, a casinginclosing said drum, a shaft journaled in said casing and having fixedon its inner end a gear-wheel in mesh with said fixed gear and outsideof thecasing with another gear, a gear-wheel mounted on one of saidarbors to turn therewith and mesh with the outer gear of said shaft,controllable means exterior to the casing for turning the other arbor toplace the spring-barrel under tension, and a brake for holding the drumagainst rotation.

7. In a reel, a winding-drum, a spring-barrel, arbors projecting fromopposite sides of said barrel and journaled in said drum, one

of said arbors being loosely mounted in said barrel and secured to thespring thereof, and the opposite arbor being operatively connected withsaid barrel, gearing connecting said opposite arbor with said drum, awinding disk mounted on said first-mentioned arbor, a casing inclosingsaid drum, and movable means carried by said winding-disk and engaging afixed part of said casing and adapted to be detached from suchengagement to allow the drum to revolve independently of the action ofthe spring.

S. A reel-casing comprising a disk having a series of posts provided atintervals around its periphery and extending at right angles thereto,and provided at their outer ends with inward-extending projectionshaving screwthreaded apertures, and a second disk mounted on the outerends of said posts and having apertures coinciding with the aperturestherein and adapted to be secured to said posts by means of screwspassed through the apertures in said disk and engaging in thescrew-threaded apertures of said posts.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of twosubscribing wit- HARVEY B. CARLTON. CHAS. E. I-IUTOI-IINGS. Witnesses:

MYRON T. BLY, ALEX. E. MEEZIE.

